Disgruntled Military Retirees Fight for Commissary
by Military retirees fight for their perks, as well they should. They served the country in peace and war. Promises were made and those promises should be kept. We owe our military. A grocery discount is little enough reward for their years in the service of the country. North Georgia has thousands of military retirees and they didn’t intend for their commissary to be closed.
Retirees from the military were more than a little upset when notified that the Fort McPherson commissary was closing. North Georgia’s thousands of military retirees didn’t intend to take it lying down. The commissaries save retirees a mint of money. Letters were written, email sent, and tweets went wild. Everyone got involved and the powers that be didn’t close the commissary. Retired Lt. Colonel Starley T. Roehl has shopped there since he retired from the Air Force in 1968. His wife, Mary said the closing announcement spawned hoarding on their recent shopping trip to Fort McPherson. People were buying everything they could possibly carry.
A new commissary to be built at Dobbins Air Force in Marietta was approved in 2009 but hasn’t as yet been funded. Georgia congressmen lobbied to keep the McPherson and Gillum commissaries open until the $23 million commissary could be built at Dobbins. It was agreed to keep the McPherson commissary open for one year, but didn’t commit to staying open until the commissary is built at Dobbins. Sen. Johnny Isakson said, “Not having a commissary in North Georgia is not acceptable.”
Some retirees say they cannot handle driving to to Robins Air Force Base located in Augusta or to Fort Benning, located near Columbus, to buy at those commissaries. One of the main perks of military retirees is the commissaries where they can depend on a military discount. Retired Lt. Col. Craig Allen, who lobbied to keep the commissary open, said the military retirees receive a 30 percent discount and it’s a big savings. “We go to Publix and Kroger and we can’t believe how much everything costs.”
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Post CommentJay Banzon
On September 19, 2011 at 10:57 pm
good share..
binyumanyun
On September 19, 2011 at 11:39 pm
nice info..
lovinglyoursjuny
On September 20, 2011 at 12:40 am
i believed that military should be given the proper benefits…
Thanks for sharing.
Shirley Shuler
On September 20, 2011 at 12:41 am
Great share Ruby, I’m glad they stood up for their rights!!
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On September 20, 2011 at 1:40 am
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M McLeon
On September 20, 2011 at 2:25 am
Good info
ittech
On September 20, 2011 at 3:34 am
thanks for informative post
Dreamy777
On September 20, 2011 at 3:54 am
It is a shame that they are closing that on them.
Sunjhini
On September 20, 2011 at 7:39 am
well written
LoveDoctor
On September 20, 2011 at 9:22 am
I also agree that the military should get benefits. Good article.
Atanacio
On September 20, 2011 at 9:34 am
Very well written article you know Ruby you’re like a capstone class.. you broaden my views of the world thanks for that
FX777222999
On September 20, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Very sorry for them, someday they can find another one.
Tulan
On September 20, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Don’t take away their commissary, they’re entitled.
LCM Linda
On September 20, 2011 at 10:47 pm
If the commissary has to be closed, it’s better for the Government to issue some kinds of discount card so that the military retirees can buy things in many other places like they were once in commissary.
wonder
On September 21, 2011 at 12:35 am
They do not think of the retirees, when it will be their turn they will realize.
Joe Ram
On September 21, 2011 at 11:37 am
Good point.
yes me
On October 8, 2011 at 8:15 am
All ex service personnel deserve better after they have laid it on the line cheers